Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 19 - DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Chapter 700 - CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES
Subchapter J - ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR RELATIVES AND OTHER CAREGIVERS
Division 1 - RELATIVE AND OTHER DESIGNATED CAREGIVER PROGRAM
Section 700.1007 - How do caregivers receive the monthly cash payment?
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Caregivers meeting the eligibility requirements specified in § 700.1003 of this title (relating to What are the eligibility requirements for caregiver assistance?) are eligible only if:
(b) The monthly cash payment must be distributed to a caregiver on behalf of a child in the managing conservatorship of DFPS in the same manner as to a foster parent receiving foster care reimbursement.
(c) The monthly cash payment may not exceed 50% of the DFPS daily Basic Foster Care Rate paid to a foster home in accordance with §355.7103 of Title 1 (relating to Rate-Setting Methodology for 24-Hour Residential Child-Care Reimbursements). The amount of the monthly cash payment will be published on the DFPS website, and is paid per child in the managing conservatorship of DFPS who is placed in the home of the eligible caregiver.
(d) The monthly cash payment is provided to the caregiver for 12 months, except that DFPS may extend the monthly cash payment for an additional 6 months if DFPS determines good cause exists for the extension. "Good cause" refers to circumstances in which it is in the child's best interest to remain in the home of a caregiver who is receiving monthly cash payments and is generally comprised of actions and steps necessary in order to achieve positive permanency for the child. Good cause may include:
(e) Any one-time integration payment received by a caregiver who qualified for the payment between June 1, 2017, and September 1, 2017, under rules in existence at that time, must be offset against monthly cash payments for which the caregiver qualifies on or after September 1, 2017.